Participating groups agree to remove litter from assigned sections of street right-of-ways at least 4 times a year, over a 1 year period. In return, Everett personnel install permanent signs identifying the adopting group and provide necessary equipment and training. Participants must be at least 18 years old.

Brush and grass cutting and trimming is the responsibility of the abutting property owners. If owners fail to maintain the brush/grass within the right-of-way, the city will try to contact the property owner and ask them to take care of the maintenance. When the property owner still fails to take care of the maintenance, 1 or 2 times per year Streets' department staff use tractor mowers to cut vegetation back from the edge of the pavement.

Streets' maintenance division staff also respond to requests for tree clearance maintenance on the city's rights-of-way.

Public Works partners with business and residential property owners to repair and replace sidewalks with city labor and equipment if the property owner pays for the cost of materials. For low-income, senior, or disabled residents that conform to RCW 84.35.381, 383 and 74.18.020, sidewalks will be replaced at no cost.

Process

Public Works staff will make contact with the property owner.

An estimate will be given of materials cost.

Projects needing repair will be prioritized.

City staff will work with property owners to temporarily repair the sidewalk until permanent repairs can be made.

The waiting time for this popular service may be as long as 8 years. If you anticipate needing a sidewalk repair, make your request as early as possible to get on the waiting list. Due to the long waiting time, property owners are encouraged to repair or replace their sidewalks through another process or at their own expense.

Contact Public Worksemail to check on the status of a request or for more information.

The goal is to sweep residential neighborhoods on a 6 week schedule. The business areas and truck routes are swept weekly. The Central Business District (CBD) is hard to sweep due to the number of buildings that have businesses on the 1st floor and residents on the upper floors. To minimize the impact of sweeping in the CBD, the area is swept in 2 hour increments, 3 days per week.